The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-15
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

The Cross insurance bill was faToraS'y re-
ported TO the Senate on the 3D. inst, and MAZE
the special for June7. The general aaEropnt-
ton for the Industrial School for Girls, amount
ing To Ss7 900 passed both houses. One 81 the
items IL SO 900 for a new cottage for the prin-
cipal. II will be spread over the years - nni
1873 The House passed the ne" Ma'it 20, 10y
Luce, though the only real change IL Ia tue
amount of territory annexed Mr.. nosiora,
after several attempts, succeeded ia caiiihs az
his bill TO give effect To the c'hSI-
tutional provision requiring CORPORATE ms 70
sell their land within ten years oi the
time such lands cGne into their possession. Il
provides that when they do not dispose OF suth
lands the Attorney General shall advertise ana
sell them. 1t is intended especial 10 reacn
lands granted 70 railroads. There was Dat very
little discussion OF the appropriation Dii, when
passed by 81 10 "a. Ths State Prison hppropia-
ton bill seemed TO be ready for hnal passage by
the House AT the momin session but struck
"a snag in the heavy opposition II WAS meeting,
and referred To the Commit on Way
and Means. 10 calls for SlOi.o Tho CoinnlF
tee reported il in the afternoon, and u was
rust ed through an given immediate eject.
THE Cross graveyard insurance bill was
passed by the Senate the 9TH inst, in the
shape il came from the House, except that fra
ternal societies under the control OF su-
preme Grand Lodge are exempted from the
provisions of the act BY the terms of the bill
the Insurance Commissioner is empowered to
wind up the affairs of any life-insurance com
pany not doing n Legitimate business. Hereaft-
or dealers in and users OF oleomar-
garine and butterine will have 10
post placards announcing the fact in
their places of business, the House
passed the Senate bill making that require
ment. The Governors vetD OF the University
appropriation bill was referred to the Commit
tee on the University, and soon after that COM
mittee made reply in the shape OF report.
The committee holds that the growth OF the
University, due to its great worA and fame,
makes the amount appropriated absolutely
necessary for the proper conduct of the Uni
versty. IL would not be wise, in the commit
tee S opinion TO raise the fees OF foreign stu
dents as other good colleges have even lower
fees and would take the students away, while
the cost of instruction for those remaining
would not be lessened The receipts from foreign
students are regarded as clear gain. The item
OF $4,000 for "a general experimental laboratory
Is held to be a proper one: The university
standing is 30 high that IL should be the
headquarters for hygienic, physiological, and
other experiments 1t is thought that the Sen
ate will pass the bill over the veto but the
probable fate OF the measure in the House is
not easy TO guess The House passed Senate
bills providing that text books containing in
struction about the use and effect OF alcohol
shall be used in the primary schools, and
making IL a misdemeanor to destroy prop
e erty under seizure by
ton bill defeated for the first time
this session. the House refusing to pass a
bill appropriating $1,000 for the purchase OF
land for the State House OF Correction at Ionia-
! The House committee of the whole agreed to
the general election bill. The bill is similar to
of all candidates for all offices shall be printed
on one slip OF paper, and that each voter shall
prepare his ballot alone in one of several pri-
vate booths TO be provided at each polling
| place.
The Senate did large amount OF work in
committee of the whole on the eth inst. The
following bills passed. Senate bill to
detatch territory from Huntsville and organize
the township of Gustin in Altoona County House
bill to prevent the destruction Of fish in certain
lakes in 81. Joseph County; Senate bills to
amend the law relative to the running and
management OF railroad trains and fixing the
duties and liabilities OF corporations t. rein
corporate the city of Sault Ste Marie; bill
TO appropriate slsC0J for the completion and
furnishing of attics Of the Northern Michigan
| Asylum for the Insane aud for building de-
| tached cottage House bill TO enlarge powers
Of township board of Elk Rapids, Antrim
! County; Senate bills, authorizing village Of
| Howell to borrow money for public improve
| ments, 70 detach the county OF Gladwin
| from the eighteenth and attach to the
twenty-third Judicial circuit; House joint
| resolution authorizing certain Ottawa County
\ scrip TO be used in locating swamp
lands Senate bill, relative TO service upon cor
porations; House bill to amend law creating
! Advisory Board Of Pardons, providing for q
! Secretary, and number of other bill s of local
! Importance The House did not convene until
| 9 80 p. m, and transacted business. Gov
emor Luce APP ointe Mrs: Mary i. Mayo, Of
| Battle Creek member of the Board OF Control
OF the Industrial Home for Girls. in place
| Of Mrs. A. :. Fuller, OF Grand Rapids,
| resigned. The Governor vetoed the State Uni
| versity appropriation bill, giving as reasons
therefor: l. That the item of 81 90 for a chem
| zeal laboratory is extruvagant. .. That the in
| stitution gained its popularity with much
! smaller appropriation. 3. That the annual in
crease Of expense Of the uni ersity has become
heavy expense TO the taxpayers. The opinion
| is, in regard to the action of the Governor that
the bill will undoubtedly pass the veto.
SENATOR HUBBELL's Mining School appropri-
alton bill came up in the Senate on the sth
| inst. 1t was antagoniked by several members,
! who regarded the institution az designed for
class education and not beneficial to the citi-
| Zens of the State at largo. The measure passed
! by close vote. IL appropriates 100000, of
which s120 900 is to be used Tor the erection Of
! buildings and $4,000 for current expenses for
! two years. The high license liquor bill adj
| vanced in the Senate, the committee of the
whole agreeing 10 let the bill go on the order of
third reading, with the understanding that
amendments Will be considered when the bill
! is reached on that order. he only important
amendments made were one to exempt the Up
per Peninsula from the provision that the tax
shall be divided between the counties and
townships, making il all 60 to the counties,
and second to allow city and village coun-
ellis TO fix the hour. not later than IL D. M.
at which saloons shall close. The House also
did some work in liquor legislation by pass
! ing the Burr local option bill. This measure
permits any county whose voters de-
termine at regular or special election 70
prohibit the sale of liquor. The bill was
stubbornly fought and an unsuccessful at
tempt made TO limit its provisions to
cities, villages and townships. II received Just
the requisite hfty-one votes The Grenell
election bill passed tho House. The Cross
| by the House from the Senate. When
the law Of 1885 prohibiting the manu-
facture OF oleomargarine went into effect the
| Northwestern Oleomargarine Company was
compelled TO go out OF business and was una
Die to resume when the law declared I'M
constitutional. The House ON the sth inst.
| passed Joint resolution authorizing the State
Auditor TO make compensation 10 the CON-
pany.